These were our featured exhibits for 2009.

For a complete list of 2009 Show exhibitors, please see our Exhibitors page.

SATURDAY from 2:00 – 3:30 PM - On the main floor (north end)

Book Signing: Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Road Trip

The book was written by Ray Troll, author and artist, and Kirk Johnson, PhD, chief curator and vice president, Research & Collections Division of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway recounts the zany adventures of Troll and Johnson as they drove across the American West in search of fossils. Much of their travels were spent in remote places where they discovered small-town museums packed with paleontological treasures, rock quarries that have yielded hundreds of fossils, and ancient seashores tracked with dinosaur footprints. There are fossils everywhere, but it takes knowing what to look for to find them — especially at 65 miles per hour!

This 7.5 foot long log will be on display at the Denver Gem and Mineral Show. It was found in Kiowa and has a 29-inch diameter at its thickest. The circumference at its widest is an astounding 77 inches... Come see this natural wonder in person, but until then, here are a few pictures to whet your appetite!

This replica of the Crown of the Bavarian Queen will be on display this year.

This "Living Fossil", a Wollemi pine, will be donated to the Denver Botanic Gardens. This is an extremely rare plant only found in 1994 within 100 miles of Sydney in the Blue Mountains in the Wollemi National Park. The location is a secret... Click here to read more and to see a picture.

Baby Dino Fossils
from the Cranbrook Institute of Science

Do you like baby dinosaur fossils? Two will be displayed at the Denver Show this year. They will be a 4 month old Hadrosaur juvenile (Maiasaura) and a juvenile Psittacosaurus. See pictures in a PDF file here.

Fossils - Windows to the Past

Numerous organizations and individuals will have displays of fossils.

Minerals that do Things
Junior Museum of Central Pennsylvania

These were our featured exhibits in other years:

2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

 

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